New Right chairwoman and former Justice Minister MK Ayelet Shaked on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court ruling which rejected an appeal by Human Rights Watch regional director Omar Shakir, paving the way for his deportation from Israel over his support for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
"Today, we received an important ruling from the Supreme Court regarding the defense against BDS," Shaked wrote in a post on her Facebook page.
"I applaud the judges for allowing the State of Israel to defend itself against hostile elements from outside. There is no reason for Israel to allow foreign nationals to enter Israel in order to harm it," Shaked added.
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